It’s A Wrap! Here’s What Went Down At The APRA Awards

Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala have continued their reign over the Australian music industry following their success at the APRA awards in Sydney earlier this week.

Barnett took home the award for Songwriter Of The Year, a sweet addition to her four 2015 ARIAs including Breakthrough Artist and Best Female Artists.

Tame Impala scored the Song Of The Year award for Let It Happen to add to their five ARIAs for ‘Currents’, including Album Of The Year and Best Group.

LA-based songwriter Alex Hope won the award for Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year in recognition of her work on Troye Sivan’s debut EP ‘Fun’ and collaborations with Jack Antonoff, Broods, Tina Arena, Taylor Henderson, Jessica Mauboy, and Guy Sebastian.

Peking Duk’s Take Me Over feat. SAFIA snared the awards for Dance Work Of The Year and Most Played Australian Work, and Aussie legends Cold Chisel received the Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Australian Music.

The awards night featured several remarkable performances including San Cisco covering Courtney Barnett’s Pedestrian At Best, Delta Riggs taking on Tame Impala’s Let It Happen, and Bertie Blackman performing Urthboy’s Daughter of the Light with a full choir. 

2016 APRA Music Award Winners

SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: Tame Impala –  Let It Happen

Nominees:
Birds of Tokyo – Anchor
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best
C.W. Stoneking –  The Zombie

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Courtney Barnett

BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Alex Hope

Nominees:
David Le’aupepe (Gang of Youths)
Jarryd James
Marlon Williams
Troye Sivan

Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Cold Chisel

MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
Winner: Peking Duk feat. Safia – Take Me Over

Nominees:
Jarryd James –  Do You Remember
Sia – Elastic Heart
Jessie J – Flashlight
Vance Joy – Georgia

ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Birds of Tokyo- Anchor

Nominees:
The Rubens – Hoops
Kingswood – Micro Wars
AC/DC – Play Ball
AC/DC – Rock or Bust

POP WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Jarryd James – Do You Remember

Nominees:
Sia – Elastic Heart
Jessie J – Flashlight
Vance Joy – Georgia
The Veronicas – If You Love Someone

COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lee Kernaghan: Spirit of the ANZACs

Nominees:
Lee Kernaghan – I Will Always Be With You
Kasey Chambers – Is God Real
Secondhand Man – Shane Nicholson
Ruby Boots – Wrap Me in a Fever

BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Busby Marou – Days of Gold

Nominees:
Blue King Brown – All Nations
Xavier Rudd – Come People
The Bamboos feat. Tim Rogers – Easy
Ben Wright-Smith – No One

DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Peking Duk feat. Safia – Take Me Over

Nominees:
Mashd N Kutcher – Do It Now
Carmada – Maybe
Hayden James – Something About You
Generik feat. Nicky Van She – The Weekend
RUFUS – You Were Right

URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater

Nominees:
Hilltop Hoods – Live and Let Go
Tkay Maidza – M.O.B.
Tkay Maidza – Switch Lanes
Hermitude feat. Mataya and Young Tapz – The Buzz

INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

Nominees:
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
OMI – Cheerleader
Taylor Swift – Style
Maroon 5 – Sugar

OVERSEAS RECOGNITION AWARD
Winner: Phil Barton

Nominees:
Josef Salvat
Kylie Sackley
Sam Dixon
Vassy

MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK OVERSEAS
Sia – Chandelier